📍 701 Cemetery St, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, 17740
Jersey Shore Area SHS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County. The school has 710 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jersey Shore Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jersey Shore Area SHS enrolls 710 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.7% Two or more races and 1.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 677 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 710 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jersey Shore Area SHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 84.
Jersey Shore Area SHS is one of 5 schools in Jersey Shore Area SD, based in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,089 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 710 students, Jersey Shore Area SHS is larger than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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